Rectangular box cover

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a rectangular box cover for rectangular storage box, which has two end flaps and two side flaps disposed at the four sides of a rectangular base panel thereof and turnable relative to the base panel between a horizontal position and a vertical position, and first and second fastening members respectively provided at the ends of the end flaps and the ends of the side flaps for locking the end flaps and the side flaps in the vertical position.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Technical Field of the Invention

The present invention relates a rectangular storage box and moreparticularly, to a cover for rectangular storage box that is foldingcollapsible.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

In order to save storage space, many storage box suppliers providedifferent designs of folding collapsible storage boxes. A foldingcollapsible storage box is known comprising a flexible rectangular clothbox body and a plurality of rod members supporting the cloth box body inshape. These rod members include four horizontal top rods, fourhorizontal bottom rods, and four vertical corner rod members. Whenassembled, the rod members are kept spaced from one another at adistance so that the storage box can be twisted and then folded into aflat status having a reduced size. However, the cover of this design ofstorage box is foldable to reduce the size.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary purpose of the present invention is to accomplished underthe circumstances in view. It is the main object of the presentinvention to provide a rectangular box cover for rectangular storagebox, which is folding collapsible to reduce the size when not in use.According to one aspect of the present invention, the rectangular coverbox has a rectangular base panel, two end flaps and two side flapsdisposed at the four sides of the rectangular base panel and turnablerelative to the base panel between a horizontal position and a verticalposition, and first and second fastening members respectively providedat the ends of the end flaps and the ends of the side flaps for lockingthe end flaps and the side flaps in the vertical position. According toanother aspect of the present invention, the base panel has a transversefolding line on the middle, and the two side flaps each have atransverse cut corresponding to the transverse folding line of the basepanel. Along the transverse folding line of the base panel and thetransverse cuts of the side flaps, the rectangular box cover can befolded up to reduce the size. According to still another aspect of thepresent invention, the end flaps and the side flaps each have therespective two distal ends beveled, and bellows-like connecting membersof flexible material are respectively connected between the ends of theend flaps and the ends of the side flaps, allowing turning of the endflaps and the side flaps relative to the base panel between thehorizontal position and the vertical position.

The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction tothe present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects ofthe present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detaileddescription of the invention and the claims should be read inconjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specificationand drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similarparts. Many other advantages and features of the present invention willbecome manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to thedetailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which apreferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of thepresent invention is shown by way of illustrative example.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rectangular box cover according to afirst embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a folding status of the rectangular box coveraccording to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a rectangular box cover according to asecond embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a folding status of the rectangular box coveraccording to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a rectangular box cover according to athird embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG 5.

FIG. 7 illustrates the rectangular box cover of the third embodiment ofthe present invention collapsed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and arenot intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of theinvention in any way. Rather, the following description provides aconvenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of theinvention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made inthe function and arrangement of the elements described without departingfrom the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a rectangular box cover 1 in accordance withthe first embodiment of the present invention is shown comprising arectangular base panel 10, two end flaps 12 at two short sides of thebase panel 10, two side flaps 13 at two long sides of the base panel 10,folding lines 14 respectively extending between the four sides of thebase panel 10 and the end flaps 12 and side flaps 13, a plurality offirst fastening members, for example, male fastening members 15respectively provided at the ends of the end flaps 12 at an inner side,and a plurality of second fastening members, for example, femalefastening members 16 respectively provided at the ends of the side flaps13 at an outer side corresponding to the male fastening members 15.According to this embodiment, the male fastening members 15 are stripsof hook material, and the female fastening members 16 of strips of loopmaterial connectable to the strips of hook material. By means of turningthe end flaps 12 and the side flaps 14 from a horizontal position to avertical position relative to the base panel 10 and then securing therespective male fastening members 15 to the respective female fasteningmembers 16, the rectangular box cover 1 is set in shape. Further, thebase panel 10 has a transverse folding line 11 transversely extendingacross the width on the middle, and the side flaps 13 each have atransverse cut 17 in line with the transverse folding line 11. When notin use, the male fastening members 15 are respectively disengaged fromthe respective female fastening members 16, and then the end flaps 12and the side flaps 13 are respectively turned outwards relative to thebase panel 10 from the vertical position to the horizontal position, andthen the base panel 10 is folded up (see FIG. 2).

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a rectangular box cover 1 according to the secondembodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is substantiallysimilar to the aforesaid first embodiment with the exception that thebase panel 10 has two transverse folding lines 1 that divide the basepanel 10 into three equal parts, and the side flaps 13 each have twotransverse cuts 17 corresponding to the two transverse folding lines 11of the base panel 10.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a rectangular box cover 1 according to the thirdembodiment of the present invention. According to this embodiment, theend flaps 12 and the side flaps 13 each have the respective two distalends beveled, and bellows-like connecting members 18 of flexiblematerial are respectively connected between the ends of the end flaps 12and the ends of the side flaps 13, allowing turning of the end flaps 12and the side flaps 13 relative to the base panel 10 between thehorizontal position and the vertical position. It will be understoodthat each of the elements described above, or two or more together mayalso find a useful application in other types of methods differing fromthe type described above.

While certain novel features of this invention have been shown anddescribed and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intendedto be limited to the details above, since it will be understood thatvarious omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the formsand details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be madeby those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spiritof the present invention.

1. A rectangular box cover for covering a rectangular storage box,comprising a rectangular base panel, two end flaps at two short sides ofsaid base panel, two side flaps at two long sides of said base panel,and plurality of folding lines respectively extending between the foursides of said base panel and said end flaps and said side flaps forallowing turning of said end flaps and said side flaps relative to saidbase panel between a horizontal position and a vertical position,wherein a plurality of first fastening members are respectively providedat two distal ends of each of said end flaps at an inner side, and aplurality of second fastening members are respectively provided at twodistal ends of each of said side flaps at an outer side for fastening tosaid first fastening members to hold said end flaps and said side flapsin said vertical position.
 2. The rectangular box cover as claimed inclaim 1, wherein said base panel has a transverse folding line extendingacross the two opposite long sides thereof on the middle; said sideflaps each have a transverse cut extending across the width thereof onthe middle in line with the transverse folding line of said base panel.3. The rectangular box cover as claimed in claim 2, wherein said basepanel has two transverse folding lines extending across the two oppositelong sides thereof; said side flaps each have two transverse cutsextending across the width thereof and respectively aligned with thetransverse folding lines of said base panel.
 4. The rectangular boxcover as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first fastening members andsaid second fastening members are respectively formed of hook and loopmaterials.
 5. The rectangular box cover as claimed in claim 1, whereinsaid end flaps and said side flaps each have the respective two distalends beveled; bellows-like connecting members of flexible material arerespectively connected between the ends of said end flaps and the endsof said side flaps, allowing turning of said end flaps and said sideflaps relative to said base panel between said horizontal position andsaid vertical position.